Saturday, July 17, 2010

Amy’s Renaissance Wedding Dress – Sewing – June 2010

Everything fit very well at the last fitting, so now it was time for me to get down to the nitty gritty and put this whole thing together!

I cut out the bodice pieces in the main fabric. I sewed them together and sewed on gold trim on all the seamlines.

I attached this new layer to the existing white bodice and sewed them together at the necklines and down the center front. I turned it inside out and topstitched it, then I stitched the armholes and the bottom edge together.

Next, I cut out the skirt pieces and sewed them all together. I topstitched the center front and back of the skirts, and I sewed trim onto the center back edges. I gathered the top edges and pinned them to the bodice, then sewed them down.

I applied 4 grommets to the front of the bodice, making sure they would fit between the scallops on the trim.

I sewed the silk sleeves with elastic on the inside and trim on the outside. This silk was like the icing on the cake. The texture was amazing, and it was a little bit shiny, which brought out the gold embroidery on the trim. Gorgeous!

I sewed the sleeves into the bodice, then I sewed the trim onto the center fronts and neckline of the dress.

That’s it! Now I just have to wait until Amy’s final fitting, and I can pin up her hem and do a couple minor finishing details, and then it’s done! I can’t wait to see what it looks like on her over that gorgeous white dress! My poor little dress form just doesn’t do it justice.

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I'm proud to say that I'm a seamstress. My mom taught me to sew when I was 12, and it took me a couple of years to catch the sewing bug. I think being tall had a lot to do with it, because I couldn't find clothes that fit. I had a lot of fun making pants in all kinds of bright colours. After high school, I decided I wanted to go to school and take a Fashion Design course. I took 2 years of Fashion Production at Olds College.
I worked with my dad at his upholstery shop for 6 1/2 years. I recently found an upholstery job 10 minutes from home. I absolutely love my job!
I've also put my sewing business on hiatus, and am hoping to enjoy some much-needed selfish sewing.
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